
Maintenance
Drive Belt Adjustment
Maintenance
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Remove sawdust and dirt covering warning decals. Replace any damaged or unreadable
decals immediately. Order decals from your Customer Service Representative.
5.
Replace the idle blade wheel belt as necessary. (Use only belts supplied by Wood-Mizer.)
6.8 Drive Belt Adjustment
WARNING!
Turn the key switch to the OFF (0) position and remove
the key before performing service near moving parts such as blades,
pulleys, motors, belts, and chains. If the key is turned on and moving
parts activated, serious injury or death may result.
WARNING!
For battery-powered equipment, disconnect the negative
battery terminal cable. Failure to follow this may result in injury or
death.
WARNING!
For electrical motors, disconnect and lockout power
before performing any service to the electrical system. Failure to follow
this may result in injury or death.
WARNING!
Do not adjust the engine drive belts or belt support bracket
with the engine running. Doing so may result in serious injury or death.
See Table 6-2.
See the table below for drive belt tension specifications. Measure the
belt tension with a gauge, as shown in Fig 6-4.
ADJUST THE DRIVE BELT TENSION
1.
Use the Tension Gauge (part number 016309) supplied with your Wood-Mizer to mea
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sure the drive belt tension.
2.
Zero out the pounds indicator by sliding the small o-ring against the yellow flange.
3.
Open the access hole in the belt cover an place the tension gauge firmly against the belt.
4.
Set the large o-ring even with the belt cover.
New Belt Installation
Subsequent Adjustment
Check After
Deflection
Force
Check Every
Deflection
Force
20 hrs
7/16” (11mm)
8 lbs.
(3.63 kg)
50 hrs
7/16” (11mm)
8 lbs.
(3.63 kg)
TABLE 6-2
50